The Return of Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future

A small-time thief named Danny Briggs finds the unfinished epic poem of Black Orpheus, chronicling all the bigger-than-life characters that live and die on the galaxy's Inner Frontier – and the biggest of them all was Santiago, the notorious King of the Outlaws.
Danny unearths the secret not only of Santiago's identity, but also his purpose, and he sets out to finish the epic by finding and anointing a new Santiago. There are a lot of colorful candidates – The One-Armed Bandit, Silvermane, Tyrannosaur Bailey, others – and there are enemies galore. And Danny and his new partner, Waltzin''Matilda, soon find that choosing a Santiago is a far cry from controlling him.
A perfect companion piece to Mike Resnick's international bestseller, Santiago.